Naughty Or Vice

by Emily

I did not do such a hot job taking photos the last week so I only have a minimal amount to post. We’re at that point in winter where I hate everything – particularly having to wear jackets, boots, and multiple layers – and just want to hibernate. Let’s just share the top five from the last week. More accurately, five photos of the top eight things…

Blanchard’s Dark as Dark coffee. Roasty and smooth. And yes, I stick with iced even when I’m holding my cup with a begrudgingly gloved hand.

Peppermint gummy bears and licorice bears. The mint-anise combo is surprisingly delicious.

Holiday spice kombucha is my favorite Health-Ade flavor. And Trader Joe’s eggnog yogurt is one of the very best holiday items, second only to actual ‘nog.

Vice Cream ice cream.

We generally only buy unsweetened (and unsulphered) dried fruit but I will absolutely make an exception for Trader Joe’s hibiscus. They are sweet, chewy, and just a bit tangy, plus they look totally alien and cool. And Adam and I were both very impressed with this vegan jerky.

10Dec2018

Christmas Lights And Eggnog

by Emily

Adam had to go to Baltimore for a conference this weekend and I tagged along to hang out with family that lives in Maryland. It was a fantastic weekend. Five fun highlights include…

(1) A new bar, stuffed with chocolate almond butter.

(2) Delicious bowls of chicken soup provencal my aunt made.

(3) Eggnog iced coffee and an eggnog cream stuffed doughnut from Sugar Shack.

(4) A trip to the Guinness brewery.

(5) Baltimore’s Christmas Street, which is basically what the inside of my head looks like all December. It was totally magical.

7Dec2018

Stuffed With Joy

by Emily

Peppermint and egg nog > nonholiday flavors. But even the nonseasonal bites were tasty this week. Highlights include…

Coffee = Coffee Mate sweet cream cold brew.

Also a peppermint mocha La Colombe can with a surprisingly good peppermint bark Clif Bar.

Limited seasonal item eggnog shake from Cook Out.

The best snacks of the week came from our Snack Crate. Particularly these chewy items that were all a bit milky in a delightful way.

Chicken fajitas stuffed peppers. A blend of shredded chicken, sauteed onion, fajita seasoning, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, and cojita cheese, baked inside green bell peppers.

Homemade buffalo chicken macaroni and cheese. Plus simple side salads, dressed with evoo, honey, lavender salt, and garlic and herb cashews.

3Dec2018

Gingerbread Galore

by Emily

So many holiday flavors consumed this weekend! <– Squee! It was just kind of a great weekend in general – we had no major to-dos looming and the weather was fantastic. We got to go to brunch with my cousin and her boyfriend and on a long walk with the dog. Next weekend brings out of town plans so it was really nice to keep things low-key.

Highlights…

Forager’s coconut cream cashew milk cold brew. It was yummy but way too filling to consume all at once.

Starbucks’ Juniper iced latte – I recommend getting double the espresso and half of the syrup so it’s not too pine-y [holiday flavor #1].

Plain Greek yogurt with maple, almond butter granola, and the last of the cranberry sauce.

Brunch at Renewal was delicious, we will definitely be back. I had a gin fizz with egg white and cream.

Roasted brussel sprouts with garlic fondue and sherry gastrique / field greens side salad with grapefruit vinaigrette / fries with pimento cheese and aioli.

Sugar cookie frozen yogurt and eggnog gelato [holiday flavors #2 and 3}.

King of Pop’s gingerbread was the best popsicle I’ve ever eaten, it was like a cookie dunked in milk [holiday flavor #4]. Enjoyed at Hardywood where I also had a Christmas Morning – gingerbread stout with Black Hand Coffee [holiday flavor #5].

This Sweethaus gingerbread cupcake with meringue frosting was the best baked good we’ve ever eaten, hands down [also holiday flavor #6!].

Trader Joe’s cauliflower latkes for the first night of Hannukah [holiday flavor #7] with a chicken thigh take on this Mississippi Roast recipe.

30Nov2018

Leftovers Love

by Emily

Highlights from this week were foods that were made of and/or inspired by Thanksgiving leftovers! Potato, turkey, and cranberries abound!

Related – my department gave me candy for working the holiday which is kind of the sweetest.

Caramel Chobani with almond butter granola and cranberry sauce.

Smoked turkey salad sandwiches with roasted green beans. Chopped smoked turkey, smoked paprika, cream cheese, mayo, and celery. On a bun with cranberry sauce.

Poutine! Waffle fries, smoked turkey, gravy, cranberry sauce, and cheese curds.

Cauliflower gratin / turkey breakfast sausage and gravy / topped with a fried egg and chili oil.

22Nov2018

Early Thanksgiving

by Emily

Early post because my extended family is coming into town for Thanksgiving and I am taking a three-day weekend to spend time with my parents! I’m working the holiday (today) and then I am free until Monday. Early Thanksgiving because I already managed to cram five holiday meal flavors into a short week of eating. <– good thing too, I spent yesterday evening baking my contributions for today’s meal and I did so much taste-testing that I may actually still be full this afternoon!

Eggnog (1) in my coffee. I’ve moved on from the soy nog, I just wasn’t a fan this year.

Pie (2) in my breakfast bar. Betty Lou’s cherry. I know cherry isn’t strictly a Thanksgiving flavor but I’m still counting it.

Stuffing (3) with roasted brussel sprouts (4). I actually made something of a stuffing-dressing/strata hybrid, with several eggs stirred into my stock. Plus roasted celery and onion, hunks of raisin pecan sourdough, fresh sage and parsley, and turkey breakfast sausage.

With a local cranberry (5) gose and maple brown ale for some thematic booze.

I hope all of my American readers have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

19Nov2018

A New York Weekend

by Emily

Adam and I went on a quick vacation and just had the best weekend in NYC! We got super lucky with weather that was warm/dry enough for a long day of walking (including two trips across the Williamsburg Bridge and a spin around Washington Square Park). We tried a some new spots that totally knocked our socks off (see below). We met up with friends for a fantastic dinner at Bellwether (highlights included duck liver mousse with ramp mustard, strawberry preserves, and crostini and a Oaxacan Sour cocktail with mezcal, luxardo, agave, egg white, and lime).

The best Thanksgiving item and the entire impetus for this trip = Milk Bar‘s Thanksgiving croissant stuffed with turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce.

The best coffee = a quad, non-fat, iced latte of Stumptown at Black Brick.

The best doughnut = Alimama‘s sweet and savory mochi doughnut. It was topped with salted caramel and Nutella and was unbelievably, perfectly chewy. Plus we had a great ube cream puff.

The best brunch = Bricolage. There were so many things that sounded amazing we ended up ordering/sharing three entrees! Duck bahn mi with chicken liver pate, shallot mayo, pickled daikon, carrot, and herbs // five-spice fried chicken and waffles with red cabbage and fennel slaw, sriracha butter, and maple syrup // croissant french toast topped with Vietnamese coffee whipped cream, condensed milk creme anglaise, and blueberries.

The best ice cream = Morganstern‘s papaya guava ice cream alongside a scoop of American egg. P.S. the new location was beautiful and the line was far less out of control.

I ♥ New York.

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Naughty Or Vice

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Stuffed With Joy

Gingerbread Galore

Leftovers Love

Early Thanksgiving

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